Bruce Lawson
@brucel.bsky.social
Web standards a11y lovegod who leverages synergies at Vivaldi browser. More posts & conversation at @[email protected]. This is broadcast-only, as I've been disappointed by non-Fediverse platforms before. Musician. He/ him. Personal views. RT≠+1.
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the new (beta) @penpot.app renderer is such a huge improvement. snappier in a 100-tab browser window from hell than the Figma desktop app with a single file open. i know i keep saying this but if you design for the web and you haven't tried penpot you owe it to yourself to give it a whirl.
January 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
the new (beta) @penpot.app renderer is such a huge improvement. snappier in a 100-tab browser window from hell than the Figma desktop app with a single file open. i know i keep saying this but if you design for the web and you haven't tried penpot you owe it to yourself to give it a whirl.
My old mate Andy spent 2 years on dialysis before he had a kidneys and liver transplant. Today is the 10th anniversary of his transplant. Since then he's won several medals in the Transplant Games, and seen his kids grow up. Carry an organ donor card. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
How the World Transplant Games: gave Watford man a post-op goal
Andy Taylor makes his mark in international sport after a kidney condition made him
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
My old mate Andy spent 2 years on dialysis before he had a kidneys and liver transplant. Today is the 10th anniversary of his transplant. Since then he's won several medals in the Transplant Games, and seen his kids grow up. Carry an organ donor card. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
Writing Vivaldi's response to the EU request for evidence on whether preference should be given to European products in public procurement. You too can tell my mate Ursula what you think, before 26 Jan: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
ec.europa.eu
January 16, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Writing Vivaldi's response to the EU request for evidence on whether preference should be given to European products in public procurement. You too can tell my mate Ursula what you think, before 26 Jan: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
New Social Web Working Group at W3C socialwebfoundation.org/2026/01/15/n...
"LOLA lets users move from one ActivityPub server to another while retaining all their social connections, their content, and their reactions. It’s a great improvement for data portability on the social web."
"LOLA lets users move from one ActivityPub server to another while retaining all their social connections, their content, and their reactions. It’s a great improvement for data portability on the social web."
New Social Web Working Group at W3C
Today the W3C standards organization announced a new working group to advance the ActivityPub and Activity Streams standards. The Social Web Foundation, as a W3C member organization, will be partic…
socialwebfoundation.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:37 PM
New Social Web Working Group at W3C socialwebfoundation.org/2026/01/15/n...
"LOLA lets users move from one ActivityPub server to another while retaining all their social connections, their content, and their reactions. It’s a great improvement for data portability on the social web."
"LOLA lets users move from one ActivityPub server to another while retaining all their social connections, their content, and their reactions. It’s a great improvement for data portability on the social web."
JPEG-XL Image Support Returns To Latest Chrome / Chromium Code www.phoronix.com/news/JPEG-XL... - presumably because the PDF Association will add support for JXL image format to the PDF spec.
JPEG-XL Image Support Returns To Latest Chrome / Chromium Code
To the frustration of many developers and end-users, back in 2022 Google deprecated JPEG-XL support in Chrome/Chromium and proceeded to remove the support
www.phoronix.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:36 PM
JPEG-XL Image Support Returns To Latest Chrome / Chromium Code www.phoronix.com/news/JPEG-XL... - presumably because the PDF Association will add support for JXL image format to the PDF spec.
According to Tech Radar, a reason to avoid using Vivaldi as your web browser is "No AI-powered assistant". Yup - and we're proud of it! If you don't want slop while you shop, or scurf while you surf, give the European browser a try.
vivaldi.com/blog/a-i-bro...
vivaldi.com/blog/a-i-bro...
January 15, 2026 at 11:37 AM
According to Tech Radar, a reason to avoid using Vivaldi as your web browser is "No AI-powered assistant". Yup - and we're proud of it! If you don't want slop while you shop, or scurf while you surf, give the European browser a try.
vivaldi.com/blog/a-i-bro...
vivaldi.com/blog/a-i-bro...
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Should EU give preference to European products in public procurement? My chum Ursula seeks your opinion before 26 Jan. ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
ec.europa.eu
January 14, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Should EU give preference to European products in public procurement? My chum Ursula seeks your opinion before 26 Jan. ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
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Designers, are you tired of having accessibility pushed later, or ignored, and you want things to change?
February 25, 9am ET (3pm CET) I'll open the design track at #axecon with my talk "How to Convince People to Care and Invest in Accessibility"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u96U...
February 25, 9am ET (3pm CET) I'll open the design track at #axecon with my talk "How to Convince People to Care and Invest in Accessibility"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u96U...
Meet Stéphanie Walter at Axe-con 2026
Learn more about Stéphanie's talk "How to Convince People to Care and Invest in Accessibility" at https://www.deque.com/axe-con/sessions/how-to-convince-peop...
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January 14, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Designers, are you tired of having accessibility pushed later, or ignored, and you want things to change?
February 25, 9am ET (3pm CET) I'll open the design track at #axecon with my talk "How to Convince People to Care and Invest in Accessibility"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u96U...
February 25, 9am ET (3pm CET) I'll open the design track at #axecon with my talk "How to Convince People to Care and Invest in Accessibility"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u96U...
Should EU give preference to European products in public procurement? My chum Ursula seeks your opinion before 26 Jan. ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
ec.europa.eu
January 14, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Should EU give preference to European products in public procurement? My chum Ursula seeks your opinion before 26 Jan. ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
Introducing the HTML element developer.chrome.com/blog/geoloca... Wave goodbye to more tedious JS boilerplate code. As far as I'm concerned, UI stuff should all be declarative. Save JS for business logic (or React, if you're showcasing your new loading spinner designs).
Introducing the <geolocation> HTML element | Blog | Chrome for Developers
Discover the new way to request user location data.
developer.chrome.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Introducing the HTML element developer.chrome.com/blog/geoloca... Wave goodbye to more tedious JS boilerplate code. As far as I'm concerned, UI stuff should all be declarative. Save JS for business logic (or React, if you're showcasing your new loading spinner designs).
How Apple’s Key Tactic Could Prevent Japan’s Smartphone Act from Improving Browser Competition open-web-advocacy.org/blog/how_app... by your chums from @open-web-advocacy.org
How Apple’s Key Tactic Could Prevent Japan’s Smartphone Act from Improving Browser Competition - Open Web Advocacy
open-web-advocacy.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:24 PM
How Apple’s Key Tactic Could Prevent Japan’s Smartphone Act from Improving Browser Competition open-web-advocacy.org/blog/how_app... by your chums from @open-web-advocacy.org
“We have no doubt about the importance of showing that we are here to ensure the enforcement of the law,” said EU's Competition Chief, facing down US attacks on DMA www.euractiv.com/news/ribera-...
Ribera stresses EU's 'constitutional obligation' to uphold its digital rules | Euractiv
“We have no doubt about the importance of showing that we are here to ensure the enforcement of the law,” said EU's Competition Chief, facing down US attacks on DMA
www.euractiv.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:44 PM
“We have no doubt about the importance of showing that we are here to ensure the enforcement of the law,” said EU's Competition Chief, facing down US attacks on DMA www.euractiv.com/news/ribera-...
Opening and Closing Dialogs Without JavaScript Using HTML Invoker Commands schalkneethling.com/posts/openin... - huzzah.
Opening and Closing Dialogs Without JavaScript Using HTML Invoker Commands
Learn how to use HTML invoker commands to open and close dialogs without writing any JavaScript.
schalkneethling.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Opening and Closing Dialogs Without JavaScript Using HTML Invoker Commands schalkneethling.com/posts/openin... - huzzah.
New Tesla feature to automatically create explicit images of pedestrians it passes on the street newsthump.com/2026/01/13/n...
New Tesla feature to automatically create explicit images of pedestrians it passes on the street
In a bold new step for innovation, disruption, and asking “has anyone actually thought this through?”, Tesla has unveiled a software update that automatically generates non-consensual explicit imag…
newsthump.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:08 AM
New Tesla feature to automatically create explicit images of pedestrians it passes on the street newsthump.com/2026/01/13/n...
HURRAH CHOICE. "Apple and Google have entered into a multi-year collaboration under which the next generation of Apple Foundation Models will be based on Google's Gemini models and cloud technology." blog.google/company-news...
Joint statement from Google and Apple
Apple and Google have entered into a multi-year collaboration under which the next generation of Apple Foundation Models will be based on Google's Gemini models and clou…
blog.google
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM
HURRAH CHOICE. "Apple and Google have entered into a multi-year collaboration under which the next generation of Apple Foundation Models will be based on Google's Gemini models and cloud technology." blog.google/company-news...
Are you evil? Test your level of evilness (evility? evilosity?) with these absurd trolly problems neal.fun/absurd-troll...
Absurd Trolley Problems
Every problem is the trolley problem.
neal.fun
January 12, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Are you evil? Test your level of evilness (evility? evilosity?) with these absurd trolly problems neal.fun/absurd-troll...
If you haven't read my 352nd Reading List yet, do so now and be ready to face the web standards fray with sweet, sweet knowledge brucelawson.co.uk/2026/reading...
Bruce Lawson's personal site
» Reading List 352
brucelawson.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 9:23 AM
If you haven't read my 352nd Reading List yet, do so now and be ready to face the web standards fray with sweet, sweet knowledge brucelawson.co.uk/2026/reading...
12 months ago, I deleted all my content from Twitler. Here's how I did it. brucelawson.co.uk/2025/deletin...
Bruce Lawson's personal site
» How and why I deleted all my tweets
brucelawson.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 9:19 AM
12 months ago, I deleted all my content from Twitler. Here's how I did it. brucelawson.co.uk/2025/deletin...
I'm reasonably sure that if I made an App that spread racist and misogyist abuse and allows people to make AI deepfakes of naked kids, it might not be accepted into App marketplaces that charge a large %age as they "carefully curate" the Apps they sell to ensure security, privacy, decency etc.
January 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM
I'm reasonably sure that if I made an App that spread racist and misogyist abuse and allows people to make AI deepfakes of naked kids, it might not be accepted into App marketplaces that charge a large %age as they "carefully curate" the Apps they sell to ensure security, privacy, decency etc.
Well, slap my 12 faces and call me a dodecahedron, it's the first Reading List of the year: Reading List 352! brucelawson.co.uk/2026/reading...
Bruce Lawson's personal site
» Reading List 352
brucelawson.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Well, slap my 12 faces and call me a dodecahedron, it's the first Reading List of the year: Reading List 352! brucelawson.co.uk/2026/reading...
Extracting books from production language models - "We extract nearly all of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone from jailbroken Claude…substantial proportions of the book from Gemini 2.5 Pro and Grok 3 and notably do not need to jailbreak them to do so" PDF: arxiv.org/pdf/2601.026...
arxiv.org
January 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Extracting books from production language models - "We extract nearly all of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone from jailbroken Claude…substantial proportions of the book from Gemini 2.5 Pro and Grok 3 and notably do not need to jailbreak them to do so" PDF: arxiv.org/pdf/2601.026...
Windows 11’s “Share with Copilot” Wants AI to See Your App Windows. "It sounds useful, but it also raises real privacy questions, especially since it shows up enabled by default." www.maketecheasier.com/windows-shar...
Windows 11’s “Share with Copilot” Wants AI to See Your App Windows - Make Tech Easier
Windows 11’s Share with Copilot lets AI view the content in your app. Learn how it works, the privacy risks, and how to turn it off.
www.maketecheasier.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Windows 11’s “Share with Copilot” Wants AI to See Your App Windows. "It sounds useful, but it also raises real privacy questions, especially since it shows up enabled by default." www.maketecheasier.com/windows-shar...
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Can’t stress enough how major media outlets are continually failing (or aligned with the owner of Twitter) when reporting on this. “Grok” didn’t do anything. The owner of grok made the CSAM generator into a premium service.
Grok limits image generator after backlash over sexualized AI images
Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot faced backlash for creating images of undressed women and children. The image-generating function will now be available only to paying subscribers.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Can’t stress enough how major media outlets are continually failing (or aligned with the owner of Twitter) when reporting on this. “Grok” didn’t do anything. The owner of grok made the CSAM generator into a premium service.
Nice try, Enshittification Demon
January 9, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Nice try, Enshittification Demon
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies